Opel/Vauxhall RAK e concept

Opel/Vauxhall has released images of the RAK e concept prior to its unveiling at the Frankfurt motor show next week. Billed as a car that ‘could revolutionize urban transport', it's clear that the company is thinking along similar lines to Volkswagen (Nils) and Audi (Urban Concept). Frankfurt's shaping up to offer a feast of these new single or tandem seat concept vehicles that conceptually sit in between a scooter and a small car.

Mercedes Concept Style Coupe: Official +video

Mercedes Concept Style Coupe The Mercedes Concept Style Coupe – which previews the Mercedes CLA / CLC – has been officially revealed ahead of a debut at the Beijing Motor Show. Yesterday we had the first leaked photos of the Mercedes Concept Style Coupe and, as expected, Mercedes has done the decent thing and revealed their new baby CLS officially this morning, ahead of a Beijing Motor Show. It seems that the Concept Style Coupe is the car that will make an appearance at Los Angeles Debut of Transmission LA this week before scooting off to the Beijing Motor Show for a proper public debut.

Pagani, Mercedes-AMG say V12s are separate

Italian sports-car maker Pagani and Mercedes-AMG, the high-performance division of Mercedes-Benz, on Thursday said that the engine for the future Pagani C9 supercar is not the same engine used in the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series roadster. The unusual announcement--automakers typically don't comment on future-product programs--refutes reports about the Pagani C9's engine. In January, Road and Track magazine reported that the V12 for the C9 was derived from the V12 in the SL65 Black Series.